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Averitt Signs Deal For 1,500 Volvo Trucks

Averitt Express, Cookeville, TN, has purchased 750 Volvo 660s and 750 Volvo VNM daycabs to be delivered over three years starting this month.

The deal continues a relationship between Averitt, Volvo Trucks North America and Nacarato Volvo & GMC of Nashville that has developed over two decades.Currently 80% of the carrier's 2,800 tractors are Volvo models. Steve Maxson, Averitt's maintenance vice president, says it's a three-way partnership based on trust and "a thorough understanding of what each brings to the table."